The independent bodies that monitor and investigate the L.A. County Sheriff's Department faced budget cuts, leadership departures and legal challenges this year, creating uncertainty about their ...

We are actively assessing any potential threats to Los Angeles County and have increased patrol checks at critical facilities ...

Authorities seized a substantial amount of narcotics and firearms during a large-scale drug bust in Southern California. The ...

Jail administrators in L.A., Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties struggle to meet the needs of a population that is increasingly mentally ill and physically sick.

An “intense” investigation by multiple agencies led to the thwarting of a terrorist attack plot targeting multiple locations ...

Federal officials arrested four people accused of being members of an antigovernment group that planned an 'organized, sophisticated and extremely violent' attack.

The FBI arrested suspects in Los Angeles as part of an alleged anti-government bombing plot, according to the FBI.

In an open letter, Inspector General Max Huntsman cited examples of how the county has thwarted his efforts to watchdog the ...

Few things could be worse than ending up in jail; few jobs tougher than guarding the incarcerated. They’re troubled, they’re ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department detectives are investigating a pair of deadly shootings that happened in the South Gate area on Wednesday.

Los Angeles officials say a man suspected of killing his wife and dumping her body in a Southern California forest has been ...

Federal authorities said Monday that they foiled a plot to bomb multiple U.S. companies on New Year's Eve in Southern ...